Levin
Common Jewish surname
Levin is a surname of Jewish origin, a variant of Levi.
It also appears as a given name and as the name of places, including a town in New Zealand.
In literature, Konstantin Levin is a central character in Tolstoy's *Anna Karenina*. (Lowercase levin is an archaic word for lightning.)
Name from father's name
- JewishOf a Semitic people
- AshkenaziJews of European descent
- HebrewSemitic language of Israel
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
last name · genealogy · ancestry · lineage · clan · kin · kinship · bloodline
patronymic
Name from father's name
family name · last name · genealogy · ancestry · lineage · clan · kin · kinship · bloodline · descent
linguistics
Science of language structure
- professorSenior university teacher
- scholarLearned, studious person
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
thesis · semantics · syntax · cognitive science · MIT · Stanford · publication · citation · tenure · monograph
Levindarkness
Total absence of light
calm · stillness · clear skies · fair weather · silence